Canton, Ohio

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The 2000 Census showed that Canton had a population of 80,806 people^<1>. This represents 0.71% of the total population of Ohio, making it the state's 9th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
6	Dayton	SW	165 mi [265.5 km]	154,200	7.21% decrease
7	Parma	NW	43 mi [69.2 km]	77,947	9% decrease
8	Youngstown	NE	43 mi [69.2 km]	72,925	11.1% decrease
-9-	Canton			78,362	3.02% decrease
10	Lorain	NW	60 mi [96.6 km]	70,239	2.31% increase
11	Springfield	SW	141 mi [226.9 km]	62,269	4.73% decrease
12	Hamilton	SW	194 mi [312.2 km]	62,477	2.94% increase

Canton had 35,502 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Canton has an area^<4> of 20.55 square miles [53.2 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Canton had a 2000 population density of 3,933 people per square mile [1,518 people/km²], making it the state's 34th most densely populated area.

Stark County

The city of Canton is located in Stark County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 378,100 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 80,806 people, Canton contained 21.37% of the Stark County total.

In addition, where the community of Canton has a population density of 3,933 people per square mile [1,518 people/km²], Stark County averages 656 people per square mile [253.4 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Stark County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Canton and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Canton. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Canton. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Canton, it also contains a comparison between Canton and the state of Ohio.

Click here for the Canton QuickFact (QF-3912000).

The following communities are nearby Canton and also have Census QuickFacts:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Massillon	QF-3948244	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	32,613	4.11% increase
	Akron	QF-3901000	N	19 mi [30.58 km]	207,510	4.41% decrease
	Cuyahoga Falls	QF-3919778	N	23 mi [37.01 km]	51,090	3.48% increase
	Stow	QF-3974944	N	25 mi [40.23 km]	33,899	5.48% increase
	Bath	QF-3904234	NW	29 mi [46.67 km]

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Canton.

A Census Quickfact is available for Stark County (QF-39151).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Stark County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Carroll	QF-39019	SE	28,439	1.48% decrease
	Columbiana	QF-39029	E	107,873	3.76% decrease
	Holmes	QF-39075	SW	41,445	6.14% increase
	Mahoning	QF-39099	NE	237,978	7.42% decrease
	Portage	QF-39133	N	155,991	2.37% increase
	Summit	QF-39153	N	542,562	0.19% decrease
	Tuscarawas	QF-39157	S	91,348	0.35% increase
	Wayne	QF-39169	W	113,812	1.93% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Canton:

Canton is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #3 (the East North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Canton.

The Commemorative Quarter for Ohio<6>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Canton. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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